Morning journal and courier., 1887-06-22
FUN ON THE CAMPUS.

the ssFence,, to the Glass of Gothic
Two Oratfons-The Seniors Celebrate
by a Glass supper at the Rock.
The campus was crowded last night both
by students and townspeople all anxious to
see the fun of the evening. The seniors fin
ished their examinations in the afternco on,
and free from all college care and ordeals in
the way of examinations they made Rome
howl All were intoxicated with the feeling
of freedom, and with the sure expectation of
the honorary title of B. A. they were over
flowing with enthusiasm for sport. Rings
were formed, and the man who first let go
must have thought he struck a cyclone from
the effects of the fall ard twisting he re-
ceived The juniors looked on with longing
eyes to the time when they could perform
such antics, and were only regretting that
they could not unite in the jolli6cation.
As for the sophomores and freshmen Their
fun lay in the fact that they were going to
listen to the fence ORATORS of their respec
tive orators.
Shortly before 7:30 the seniors formed a
line, and headed by Landrigan's band and
followed by 'ss, '89 and go they proceeded to
make their lest detorr about the many build
ings on the campus, which will ever bring
back fresh memories of good old times. At
the close of the procession, during which
they cheered each bull ding in turn, the whole
body of students proceeded to the fences and
listened to the oratiors of the sophomore and
freshman orators. The speech of the sopho-
more orator, Mr.. King, was very effective in
its hits and was greatly appreciated by his
classmates It YVES as follows:
Mr.. KINGS oRATIoN-DELIvERY OF THE FENCE.
1t is with mingled feeling of pleasure and
regret, my dear young friends. that 1 look
into your happy faces this evening. A
pleasure to see such unalIoyed delight at this
eliminating privilege of yonr freshman year.
You have performed every service demanded
of you both by the university and our class
in the most becoming manner, and no one
should begrudge you this happiness Yet
experience pang of regret when it occurs to
me that you cannot be freshmen forever. 1t
is unkind to require a class which fits
the popular definition of the term so
admirably to make room for one no person
can recommend, but the faculty mas decreed
that you must take step upward and our
pleasure cannot be considered. If those in
authority think you have given them sufi
Gent evidence that you worthy of such a
promotion the responsibility is on their side.
but we cannot help believing they don't
| know a good thing when they see it = In
your relations with our class you have been
submissive to fault and am sure no $50
man hes anything but praises FOR the treat
ment he has received at your hands
you much of our valuable time
and attention. Up at the homestead we gave
every man who came under our observation
chance for his class boat and were always
patient in teaching the dullest the 1ldiments
of rowing You cannot say we were even
partial. In this we have been kinder than
your own captain. But he is a novice and
already the class has suffered for his blum
ders. Reginald Fairfax Harrison recognized
this fact early in the year and was eager ,
given Jesse the benefit of his experience,
but he went only with encouragement. Yet
this case sinks into insignifcance when one
contemplates what your class has lost
by denying "Chappie" Collins place in the
boat! As case of outrageous prejudice this
is without parallel! What if he does resem-
Bile frog when he is rowing? Shall coach
in Yale college, where fair play is a hobby,
be permitted to discourage the ambition of a
valuable man? Should such a man as
"Chappie" have been defrauded out of a
place last October when he had intimated
that he would train real hard and sacrifice
all social pleasure SO es to be sure man in
the spring? But even this contumely did not
satisfy the spitefulness of q few persons who
could not have Yale's best interest at heart.
A busy college correspondent for a local pa
per must vent his spleen, and too cowardly
to attach his name to his article $50 that
Chappie could obtain satisfaction) he heaped
a TRADE of bitter abuse upon poor Chappie
from behind that diss .acefll protection,
anonymous col dependence! This was the
last straw, and if your crew is defeated at
New London next Saturday or the university
suffers for material while you are in college
reflect that you indirectly and your captain
directly are responsible. Aside from this
James hes made excellend captain
and has removed whatever bad i'm
preston got abroad last autumn.
You know he refused an invitation
to the shore supper rendered a few of the
class early in the year, and rumors were
aRoat at the time insinuating that he was
afraid. But, I assure you, ell suspicious to
this effect are without foundation, for in the
late race he actually refused to consider
Murell's suggestions, and SO our doubts that
it requires courage to differ with the class
dictator! 1t is indeed refreshing to turn to
the nine where dissension is unknown, but
every man from the president and treasurer
to the last substitute worked in perfect har
mony. Didn't the whole team rash to Tom
my Bayard's rescue, at Springfield
when some impudent gamins
sailed the ticket box and embarrassed
Tommy by insisting upon knowing his ma
tionality? But all references to the nine sug
gest the thought of Strait and his position
in athletics since he has entered college. Was
ever man SO bored " It'll honoIs trhust upon
him. 1t is enough for an average man to
have one captaincy, but you recognized his
ability and honored him with two. OF course
he never should have sprung into such prom
inence had the management of the football
team been less successful. You felt pretty
bad when you received the first news of
defeat at Cambridge, but what reinsurance
in Cooks message; owe played the
cunningi He kindly allowed
Harvard to win, because he knew that the
high tribunal of the Freshman Intercollegi-
ate Football association would decide that
seniors, juniors and sophomores were not ell
igible to freshman team even at Harvard.
The tribunal has not yet reported on this last
case, but it ives diplomacy rarely found in
freshman! With this fresh in your minds
you forced the responsibilities of your base
ball interests upon him, and your two bril-
liant victories have demonstrated that your
confidence this time was not misplaced. Per-
haps the greatest prize the university has
drawn in go is Billy Harwer Billy
has achieved such notoriety as would
turn the head of a less sensible
man. The metropolitan dailies are ready to
devote columns to his achievements at the
conventional ten cents per line. How anx-
lousy everyone Serbs GQ0 NoWS 10 learn now
Billy has come out in the Stringtown Terri
riers' hare and hound chase at the Powhat-
tan athletic games. The first man has yet
to turn away not enlightened. Billy's aim
is not notoriety alone; six hundred and sew
enteen logs: and fifteen first page articles,
all concerning himself, ought to insure him
place on the board. But you are not all
athletes, Oh, no; some of you are on the
Glee club. It is a charming organization,
too. If it was created for the purpose of
singing, how sadly it has missed
its end! I beg the pardon of the university
for betraying secrets; but, my dear children,
you murdered melody so recklessly that the
colored quartette was employed to hand
down the ropes for two hours each evening
at your fence SO that you would be quiet !
We admire your persistence even though we
do suffer and think perhaps you do lack in
struction, but you adopted wrong method.
Professor Sheppard does not smoke Your
cigars availed nothing; the University Glee
club got the benefit. But just here
desire to say that I should be guilty
of irreverence to college customs and
of disrespect to every gentleman who